Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. sits in the Western District of Louisiana (WDLA) and granted a downward variance in 66 of 397 federal sentencings (16.6%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr., including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (66 below-guideline cases out of 397 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)30-57.2%
  2. 2.Mule/Role in the offense15-52.9%
  3. 3.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)14-44.8%
  4. 4.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense12-64.3%
  5. 5.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)8-58.0%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Physical condition7-75.6%
  7. 7.Acceptance of responsibility7-59.5%
  8. 8.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)6-33.8%
  9. 9.Nonviolent Offense5-55.8%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse5-12.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr.

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr.'s 315 Zone D sentencings, 46 (14.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended315 cases
  • Within range
    224(71.1%)
  • Below range
    46(14.6%)
    avg −35.1% below min
  • Above range
    45(14.3%)
    avg +55.3% above max

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